The COVID-019 pandemic has boosted use of disposable packaging and personal protective equipment, at the same time that many recycling programs are facing budget cuts. The upshot: More plastic trash.
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We don't notice the plant species we're losing, but we won't be able to ignore the effect of their loss on our supply of food and medicine.
Biodegradable bags still strong enough to carry shopping after three years in the ground show that 'biodegradability' isn't all it's cracked up to be.
China, which once processed much of the world's scrap, has slashed imports of "foreign garbage." What can the US do to step up recycling at home?
Researchers unpack the vast impact of plastic on our society – from emerging health worries and pollution to recycling and plastic's contributions to modern convenience.
One big problem with plastics is that they're largely made of petroleum. Sourcing bio-polymers from plants and bacteria has some big benefits – and the technology is starting to take off.
Bio-based plastics made from natural sources break down more easily than conventional plastic, without producing toxic byproducts. But for this to happen they have to be composted, not buried in landfills.
How do you help a country get over plastic? By creating awareness and minor inconveniences and by providing lots of reminders.
Indonesia is the world's largest producer of the seaweed that offers a solution for the global plastic crisis.
Banning plastic bags in food distribution is complicated and not all municipalities are on board. Are bioplastics a solution?
Truly green plastic requires more than sustainable raw materials.
Plant-based, sustainable plastics may hold many of the answers to our plastic problems.
China, which recycles much of the world's waste material, is slashing its scrap imports. This move could force the United States and Europe to boost recycling instead of shipping trash overseas.
Tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean each year, but a switch away from petroleum-based products to bio-derived and degradable composites could lessen marine pollution.
Consumers and makers of plastic products want plastic to biodegrade to minimize the environmental impact, but some additives don't live up to the claims.
The New York World’s Fair of 1939-40 was one of the greatest expos the world had ever seen. Visitors to Flushing Meadow Park in Queens were invited to see the “world of tomorrow” giving them a first glimpse…
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Associate professor, Heriot-Watt University
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Director of the School of Packaging, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor of Packaging, Michigan State University
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Reader in Geography and Environmental Politics, Keele University
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Research Fellow at BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Professor, Global Environmental Politics, University of California, Berkeley
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Professor of materials science and engineering, University of Waikato
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado State University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of York
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Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Keele University
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Associate Professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University
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PhD candidate, Victoria University
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Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Bioenergy, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
